The climatic phenomenon known as El Niño is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific that impacts weather and climate around the globe. An El Niño occurs every four to twelve years, causes die-offs of plankton and fish, and affects Pacific jet-stream winds, altering storm
We once thought the Earth was flat, but somewhere along the way, one person had an idea... maybe it isn't. Here are some crazy ideas that turned out to be real! Support Life Noggin on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LifeNogginStudios?ty=h Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook
At the time of Isaac Newton, it was believed that the celestial bodies were moved by the so-called ether, a substance assumed to fill up all of space. But no one could prove the existence of this substance. Newton realized: rather than ether, there must be a universal action at a distance, originati
Should people who aren't scientists have a say in what science gets done, and how it is used? This week, Risk Bites takes on the knotty topic of science and public engagement. This video was created to preface a conference session on engaging publics on science and technology -- synthetic biolog
Warm water fuels the tropical storms that ultimately form hurricanes. In this video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, learn how El Niño events—climatic anomalies that occur periodically in the Pacific Ocean—alter the course of atmospheric circulation and lessen hurricane forma
Chemistry is considered a demanding and learning-intensive subject. It is important to master the essential knowledge and skills. With the screencasts on this channel, everyone can watch the lesson material again and again, follow up on it but also prepare it. Teachers can use the content in the f
Learn about the education of chemist Percy Julian. Julian's early educational years paralleled an educational movement that prepared African Americans for industrial jobs, the growing white supremacist movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Julian would eventually move north, and finally to Eur
How could you improve your creativity at work? Have you ever wondered why your best ideas don’t come to you while on the job? Why is this? And, what’s needed to be resourceful in the workplace? This video reveals the true key for the on-the-job creativity. Click here to see more videos: https://alu
Effective argumentation is a central part of critical thinking and the topic of our last section to the course. Although the term argument today has a negative connotation, it was once considered one of the highest pursuits. As we touched on previously argumentation is a process whereby divergent id
The electrophilic aromatic secondary substitution of phenol with bromine is explained. Why is the ortho and para position preferred and what is actually meant by it? Original: "Wolfgang Dukorn" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.
This was not the year 2025 that we had ordered. 2025 was a good year for exploits, not a good year for freedom, and an outstanding year for bad ideas. Governments continued to fight for mass surveillance, of course with AI support™. Wars have been further "digitized", chat control has been sold as
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